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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2012
Brooke Madsen Anderson, Boulder, CO (US);
Wiliam C. Bunn, Longmont, CO (US);
Mary Karnes, Boulder, CO (US);
Sarah M. Lieberman, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Mira E. Wilczek, Cambridge, MA (US);
Brooke Madsen Anderson, Boulder, CO (US);
Wiliam C. Bunn, Longmont, CO (US);
Mary Karnes, Boulder, CO (US);
Sarah M. Lieberman, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Mira E. Wilczek, Cambridge, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A graphical representation of the firewall and a network coupled to the firewall is generated and displayed. A number of an inbound port of the network is displayed. An arrow adjacent to the port number pointing toward the network is displayed to indicate that a communication is permitted to the port. The port number and the arrow are located between an icon for the network and an icon for the firewall. A port number of a destination of a communication originating from the network is displayed. Also, another arrow adjacent to the destination port number pointing toward the firewall is displayed to indicate that a communication is permitted to the destination port number. The destination port number and the other arrow are located between an icon for the network and an icon for the firewall.